posted by Savanah on Sep 14
The Phoenix Suns are an NBA franchise based in the Arizona Valley. They have a long history of support and love from the local population, which is quite large and many of the players become major area celebrities. The Suns have been a solid team, and play hard and pretty respected from other teams, though they have never won the championship title. Throughout the season, tourists staying in one of the Phoenix luxury hotels enjoy watching a game, whether it is on television or live at the US Airways Center in downtown Phoenix.
Recently an ESPN poll ranked the Suns as the 5th all time best NBA franchise. As a somewhat backhanded compliment, they have frequently been referred to as the best NBA team to never have won a championship. That’s a bit of a bittersweet comment, though it doesn’t seem to interfere with the Suns’ drive and professionalism. They also seem to have a strong penchant for bizarre and unfortunate situations or circumstances that seems to prevent them from actually achieving the championship title. The possibility of a curse has come up, but no one really believes it, right?
The Suns have also had many star players among their ranks. One of the current top players is Steve Nash who joined the team in 2004 and has become one of the crowd favorites. Charles Barkley is one of the most famous of the Suns players and he even defined an era. He was also part of an NBA finals season. Shaquille O’Neal was just recently an popular favorite and star of the team though the Suns are not likely to be his strongest career associated team. Kevin Johnson was another star player who was with the team during the Barkley era. He was also a prominent local figure, although he was from Sacramento, California, which is where he returned to live after retirement. Interestingly, he is currently the mayor of Sacramento.
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